Gather around and let me tell you about the last time the Panthers won six in a row

[Vagrant]

Terrence Murphy, the player that TD smoked on that special teams hit, never played another snap. He was fortunate to be able to physically walk away from that one.

[frash.exe]

Besides Smitty highlights it's really hard to find anything from that season on youtube

[Chimera]

Besides Smitty highlights it's really hard to find anything from that season on youtube

We're not falcons fans. we don't need pictures in our walls of words. finish your write-up, you tease.

[bigskypanthersguy]

We're not falcons fans. we don't need pictures in our walls of words. finish your write-up, you tease.

 

pictures?  mafuggas can barely grasp the concept of pictographs.  saints fans...forget about it.  the best a saints fan is ever gonna understand is morse code sent up by smoke signals, because most of them are too destitute for any other means of communication.

[frash.exe]

We're not falcons fans. we don't need pictures in our walls of words. finish your write-up, you tease.

No you gotta wait

[The_Light_Brigade]

I remember when getting a win hinged on Steve Smith getting at least 100 Rec yds.  As an early teenager I remember keeping up with Smitty's yards until he got to 100 and seeing if we were going to win or not.  That and Dan Henning's patented 3rd and 10 handoff up the middle for a 2 yd gain.  

 

Memories.

[xclr82xtc]

i remember that detroit game.. and i remember thinking.. damn. this is who delhomme really is.

[frash.exe]

MOVING FORWARD!

When we last left off, the Panthers were on their bye after a 3 game winning streak. The one thing to note is that the teams they were beating up to that point were all terrible (except for the Patriots, who were having an off year in 2005, finishing 10-6 and making it to the divisional playoffs) but it gave the Panthers a chance to snowball a winning record that they could value, and the team was just starting to heat up. At 4-2 the Panthers beat the 0-4 Packers, the 1-4 Arizona Cardinals, and the 2-3 Lions. Those records are as-is the minute the Panthers beat them. During the week off, the Panthers rested easy while watching the Saints continue to freefall to the cellar and, in contrast, Atlanta flying high and keeping up with the Bucs and Panthers, for now anyway. Little did any of us know the Panthers would sweep the Falcons, but that didn't happen during the streak. While fans were mildly worrisome about a competitive division with 2 other suitors for that top spot, the Panthers would prove eventually that they were the best team in that division in 2005.

 

 

For week 8, the Panthers returned to Bank of America Stadium to take on the struggling Vikings. What would ensue over the course of that game was one of the most notorious ownings in recent NFL memory. You see, the week before, the Vikings went on some party boat and had a jubilee of debauchery and drinking. A part of the Panthers roster during the SB campaign in 2003, Jermaine Wiggins was on the boat himself, and he allegedly got his little Wiggins greased. And here is where it gets really interesting: Fred Smoot was the alleged ringleader of the entire thing. Zygi Wilf publicly came out in public irate and embarrassed about the entire situation and chastised his roster in front of the press.

 

The way the Vikings played football that day, I'm not sure if it was because they weren't that good to begin with, if they were still hungover/blue-balled days after the party, or if they were just completely distracted, or all of the above, but they were pathetic. And the Panthers didn't give a poo. They saw a pathetic team embroiled in scandals and losing and thought, "well, we could use the easy win so why not just completely curb stomp them". At some point before the game, Fred Smoot made the careless mistake of spewing bile Smitty's way. Now I think the only thing worse than pissing off Steve Smith right now is pissing off 2005 Steve Smith. The Vikings took the field like lambs to the slaughter, and Smitty professionally humiliated Smoot that day in front of a crowd of about 70,000, and who knows how many watching at home or sports bar. Vikings starting QB Daunte Culpepper tore his ACL at some point that day, and Jake Delhomme looked like Drew Brees just flinging the ball to Smith and watching him juke Smoot out of his cleats. When it was over, Smith had 201 yards and a TD, and Minnesota lost a QB and any morale they had left. It was probably the single worst week in Vikings history, and the Panthers decided to be a part of it.

 

The next week the Panthers had a big divisional matchup with the Bucs, still led by Jon Gruden. It was the first game in weeks against a formidable opponent for the Panthers, so who knew how they were going to do. The problem for the Bucs was that although they were rolling, QB Brian Griese was lost for the season a few weeks prior, and greenhorn Chris Simms was thrust into the starting lineup. The Panthers continued their streak at Raymond James that day and mowed over the Bucs with an interception return for a TD and another big game from Smitty. It was a 20 point win, and it put the Panthers in a first place tie with the Falcons, but the team was still hungry, as Brentson Buckner stated, "What does being 6-2 mean? It means we can still go 6-10." The win was big but Panther fans were still wondering if they'd be pushed to the limit by other NFC powerhouses such as the Bears, Giants, Seahawks, and, of course, the bane of the Panthers, the Falcons, led by Michael Vick.

 

They wouldn't get their answer for a while, though, as the Panthers would host the Jets in week 10. The Jets were another struggling team at 2-6, and for the 2nd week in a row, the Panthers would be facing a greenhorn starting QB, in this case being a guy named Brooks Bollinger (I'm not making this poo up). For some reason or another, the Panthers offense was way out of sync. Foster was the leading receiver, Jake threw two picks and Smith was mostly shut down. But it was the defense that pretty much won the game for us. They allowed 3 points, forced 6 turnovers, and Will Witherspoon returned an interception for a touchdown. Lucas made Bollinger's day absolutely miserable plucking 2 of his 4 interceptions out of the air. Even special teams got in on the action and forced one of those 6 turnovers with a fumble recovery. It was a showcase of the Panthers defense and just how unforgiving and dominant they were that year. My most vivid memory of the game: It was actually before kickoff, after warmups, while a camera man was following Lucas at his side. Lucas says something like, "Better watch out for us. We're getting better every week." I still remember that to this day.

 

Everybody who watched the team that season knows what happened next. The Panthers, seemingly invincible, walk into Chicago and absolutely get dominated by the Bears. There was no defensive chest-thumping, no Jake Delhomme magic, no Weinke magic, nothing. Just 3 points to avoid being shut out and no concussions to Delhomme. The lone TD scored in that game was by Muhsin Muhammad. The problem was he was on the other team this year. Smith had a huge game himself in reception yards, but the Panthers couldn't get anything happening in the red zone. As our 6 game win streak ended, the Bears moved forward with their own 6th win in a row. However, the Panthers would get the last laugh between the two teams later on that year.

 

 

 

 

[MadHatter]

The Smitty "Loveboat" TD celebration was one of the greatest of all time

[BIGH2001]

The bucs game where smith did the swashbuckling celebration. Can't find that anywhere on YouTube but it was hilarious. Also the same game that our cheerleaders had a drunken catfight in the bathroom the night before

[beastson]

I'll always remember that Chicago game. My first girl I had real love for moved onto someone else like the day after we won that game. That win and Steve destroying them is what took my mind of thinking about her. Football seriously makes you feel better, when winning lol

 

The memories